gmoran1469

This will be a thread documenting a number of changes I am currently making to my 09' GT/CS.

So I just got my American Muscle black 9-bar billet grille in (horribly painted I might add) and it goes along with my theme pretty well. I couldn't find a lower grille for the GT/CS that went along with the Agent47 brake duct kit. The duct kit has the ducts sitting out about 2.5-3" from the "mesh" pop-ins on the GT/CS front lower fascia. All the grilles designed for the GT/CS lower front are designed to sit even with that mesh and not with the brake duct kit.

I figured since I have been getting some more free time lately I would invest it into the GT. After I started designing it I caught the bug and really put some time into finishing touches. CAD, CAM, cut, pics below. I still need some 1/4" Alu round-bar and I couldn't find anything local so I had to order some, awaiting its arrival.








The two plates on the side are just there to hold the fins in the correct position while I weld on the 1/4" round-bar. I put them at 1/8" stagger going forward while going up, same as the upper grille.

Rylay

Smexy

gmoran1469

Tacked it up, pretty sure I can figure out some type of mounting system with it like this.







And mock-up on car, it's just wedged in there so it's a little too far out and it's not quite at the right angle.

MadStang40

Dude... that looks pretty good! Nice going so far!

ShMcK

Damn, that looks goood.

05MineralGrayV6

looks good

gmoran1469

All I have is my gopro so this pic will have to do for now.



That's it mounted up to the car. I attached it with 4 rivets on either side right behind the A47 scoops. Just like the shelby billet grille but a little different.

This is a good prototype but I think I can get a better fit on a finished product now that I can take measurements from the prototype and convert everything into a one piece design (after a little welding).

jake1.11

How did you cut the bars...ive been considering this for some time but i wasnt sure how to get the angle right...it almost looks like you used a water jet to cut them out...
Very nice work

gmoran1469

Indeed I did.

You could probably do it with a dremel if you take your time though.

I could send you some DXF's and show you a free program from which you could print cutouts from (if you have a printer that can use big enough paper that is).

To get the angle I just took some rough measurements using string and a tape measure on the grille I bought. I drew that up in CAD, then made a few variations at slightly different angles. Then I plotted (printed on a plotter) all that out to scale and cut them out then went and test fit each one to see which fit the best.

Now that I've got it on there I can see that the angle changes slightly at the bottom (less angle).

I am still in the process of modifying the prototype though, I am changing a few angles here and there.

07BLACKGT

Skills!